Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay

18 reviews

muchadoaboutliz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Racism, and Sexism

Moderate: Medical content, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Homophobia and Xenophobia

mirandyli's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

This was an eye-opening, thought-provoking memoir that I think everyone, especially those who are not fat, should read. Roxane Gay is a master of writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Racism, Sexism, Ableism, Bullying, Medical trauma, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Medical content, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

jettaparadis's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Roxanne Gay time and time again is a breathtaking writer 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Fatphobia, and Body shaming

Moderate: Mental illness, Racism, Sexual violence, Self harm, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, and Ableism

clarabooksit's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Racism, Ableism, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Bullying, and Classism

emmakay's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

This very well might be the best book I have ever had the pleasure of reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Ableism, Eating disorder, Sexual violence, and Emotional abuse

careinthelibrary's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

Roxane Gay is such a masterful writer that I felt in good hands reading about sensitive topics. I'm glad I read this though it was difficult to find my footing sometimes in all the dark and troubling details. It's candid, sad, angering, challenging at once. Yet it was compelling and clever. It's my second Roxane Gay and I will surely read more in the future. Her perspective and wit are great. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Dysphoria, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Ableism, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

chris_reads's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Ableism, Body shaming, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Medical content and Vomit

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Sexual harassment

anniemartyn's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

roxane gay just knows how to look into my soul and write about the things i am not brave enough to think about. i will follow this woman to the ends of the earth 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Ableism, Rape, Body shaming, Sexual violence, and Fatphobia

kshertz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense

3.5

It’s a really hard book for me as I know it’s not really a book meant for me. It is an important read for me to understand and combat my own fat phobia. I also have to combat books that are a about someone processing their life and still being in the middle of processing it without any kind of aha moment or this kind of memoir that is so brutally honest and vulnerable and in the gray area. I almost feel like I’m not mature enough or far enough in my journey to totally get this memoir and I felt this way when I read it a few years ago. I hope to keep reading it every few years to see if this changes for me. I’m the meantime, she’s an incredibly talented author and human on another playing field with her writing and I appreciate how she challenges me. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Toxic relationship, Dysphoria, Ableism, Fatphobia, Medical trauma, Eating disorder, Bullying, Body shaming, Rape, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, and Emotional abuse

mandi4886's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Rape, Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Classism, Cursing, Biphobia, and Ableism

Minor: Abortion, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, Infidelity, Homophobia, and Hate crime